Blue Featherleg vs Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Platycnemis pennipes compared with Anarta melanopa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Featherleg	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Odonata (蜻蛉目)	Lepidoptera (チョウ目)
Family	Platycnemididae	Noctuidae
Genus	Platycnemis	Anarta
Species	Platycnemis pennipes	Anarta melanopa

Evolutionary Relationship

Blue Featherleg and Broad-Bordered White Underwing share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Blue Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Featherleg	Broad-Bordered White Underwing
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Blue Featherleg

ヨーロッパから西アジアにかけての静水および緩流の淡水生息地に生息する中型のイトトンボで、ブルーフェザーレッグ（Platycnemis pennipes）は求愛ディスプレイ中に振り動かすオスの後脚の脛骨の羽毛状の縁取りから命名されました。オスは薄い青色、メスはオリーブグリーン色を示します。抽水植物に止まり、河川環境の水質の良い指標種です。水質汚染と農業の集約化により、一部の地域で個体数が減少しています。

Broad-Bordered White Underwing

The Broad-Bordered White Underwing (Anarta melanopa) is a species in the genus Anarta. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden